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Choucroute is finely cut cabbage
transformed through a lacto fermentation.
The origin of the word
is supposed to be “surkrut” in Alsace
in German: Sauerkraut
Yes Ginette!
Choucroute is made with cabbage macerated in vinegar.
That's why it goes well with ketchup.
Watch! It's like small yarns.
You could almost knit a sweater,
with good wool of Choucroute!
Did you know that Choucroute
was prohibited on the French aircraft?
At 30 000 feet high Choucroute get weightless
and makes panic on board.
Many accidents have been reported
because French people always have choucroute
in the pocket for a quick snack.
Choucroute is widely used on construction sites.
The workers use it to reseal pipelines
and isolate electrical networks.
The good point is they can also eat it…
Could you say the same with cement?
There was in 1983 in France a terrible epidemic
of choucroutite.
An employee of the largest factory
pee in the preparation.
Then he had a fight his boss,
and jump into the giant saucepan,
taking with him a bunch of radioactive waste.
The whole France got sick.
“OK now, it is time for our little game of the day.
Marcel will ask you a little question
on our show of the day,
be ready to post your answer in the comments section
the first right will receive his Choucroute!”
QUESTION: What happen
when you go in a plane with choucroute?
The winner of the last show was Wayne,
in Texas, Colorado.
Cheers Wayne! I hope you loved your Cassoulet!
So be quick, like Wayne!
Answer and get the choucroute!
And next time, we’ll speak of… COD BRANDADA!